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Deal Or No Deal
by Gordon Pepper

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Howie Mandel with Tameka Jacobs & Patricia Kara
On the Web
: www.dealornodealtv.com  
  We have 44 people up on the stage! Why? Because it's Newlywed Week on Deal or No Deal! The first newlywed couple to join Howie on stage is...George and Linda Robinson! They met online and have been married for 14 months. They also have case #13, and they decide to keep it in hopes that they can get enough money for a home.

In each round, the couple switches, so George starts it off. #1 (Chris / Susan) - $100,000. #22 (Devin / Sarah) - $10,000. #2 (Matt / Precious) - $200. #21 (Michelle / Jose) - $100. #8 (Sunny / Ariel) - $7,500. Not a great round, but the offer is $15,000. NO DEAL! 5 to open.

George selected the first 5, so Linda selects the next 5. #15 (Sean / AJ) - $25,000. #4 (Parker / Jessica) - $75,000. #19 (Rita / Larry) - $1. #6 (Mike / Katie) - $50. #14 (Robin / Karl) - PENNY! The top 2 cases are still in play, but there's a considerable gap after that. Offer: $11,000. NO DEAL!

George is next up, and he has 4 cases to open. #17 (Joyanna / Paul) - $1,000. #11 (Terrence / Gina) - $5,000. #20 (Michelle / Todd) - $500. #12 (Jina / Christopher) - $50,000. Still have the Top 2...and nothing else.

$5, $10, $25, $300, $400, $2,500, $250,000, $500,000

OFFER: $15,000. They have 2 big ones. They have to avoid opening them. NO DEAL! 2 cases to open.

Linda's turn. #19 (Rose / Mark) - $300
#5 (Mekayla / Jerry) - $250,000. No more safety net.

$5, $10, $25, $400, $2,500, $500,000

OFFER: $19,000

Linda is the gambler of the group - and it's currently her turn. NO DEAL! George can deal...if he survives the next round.

#3 (Danny / Keleigh) - $400
#7 (Dana / Tom) - $2,500 Bullet dodged

$5, $10, $25, $500,000

OFFER: $34,000

It's George's turn to decide. 'If $500,000 goes, we're going home with 25 bucks.' 4 out of the 6 people left say Deal. 2 say no deal. George says he wants to Deal, but Linda is trying to change his mind. She won't succeed. DEAL for $34,000! Linda shoves him in jest, but she would have gone on. Next case...$5 (Offer: $120,000). Next case...$500,000 (which George would have selected). Inside their case - $10, which gives them a sigh of relief. They walk off with $34,000. We'll see tomorrow if anyone can walk off with more.
 

Family Feud
by Chico Alexander

Air time: Check local listings
Host: John O'Hurley
On the Web
: www.familyfeud.tv  
 
Bush (Deon, Caryn, Bennie, Jason, Ervin) Apodaca (Terence, Nicole, Sandi, Monique, Trisha)
$20,000

Round 1 (7): something you'd hate to discover your dog buried in the backyard. Car keys beat fortunes, 5 to 6. Deon wins the showdown. Bennie gets #3, shoes. Apodacas gets a shot at it with jewelry... Good for 13. Number one: cat/dead animal. Other answers: human body/parts, your wallet.

Round 2 (5): something people do around the house in their... Caryn? "Watch TV." Number two. Rest of the question... in their underwear. Nicole gets #1, clean. They can't convert, so it goes to the Bushes with talk on the phone... Not there. Apodacas go to 76. Other answers: dance, sleep/lounge, eat.

Double (5): something always associated with Popeye. Sandi gets #2, Olive Oyl. Bennie gets #5, Brutus (or Bluto). Monique gets the big one, spinach. Muscles is also there. The Bushes try to get into the game with Swee'Pea... Nope. Apodacas go to 258. Other answer: "Popeye Chicken".

Triple (4): an unusual place babies are sometimes born. Monique fires with the car for number one. Under water, at home, and in an elevator sweep to win, 537-0.

Fast Money: Terence and Trisha get 177 for another $885, giving them $20,885.

 

Jeopardy!
by Chico Alexander

Air time: check local listings
Host: Alex Trebek
On the Web
: www.jeopardy.com  
  It's the Monday after the holidays, which means that it's time to get back to work for the world and for Michael, who defends today.
 
Michael Portnoy
Miami
teacher
$40,000, two days
Victoria Harkavy
Potomac, MD
AmeriCorps service member
Andrew Kasson
orig. Ocean, NJ
operations manager

Michael starts with $200 Songs from Musicals. Victoria is out to the early lead at the TV time out with $4200 to Michael and Andrew's $1600 a piece.

Victoria finds the Daily Double under $1000 Wood You or Woodn't You?. She makes it true on this: to long for or yearn, it's from the Latin for "punishment". "What is... pine?" Correct for $11,200! She currently dominates with $12,000 to Michael's $4400. Andrew, with $2800, will start Double Jeopardy!...

... with $400 Pigskin Legends. Victoria finds the first Daily Double under $800 "El"-Way. She bets only $1400 on this: there are books called these "of Style", "of Editing" & "of Grammar". "What are the Elements?" Correct for $16,200. Second goes unclaimed as Victoria just has a field day with $20,200 to Michael's $12,400 and Andrew's $10,400.

Final Jeopardy! in "Characters in Novels": Molly, the wife in this 1922 novel, represents a modern-day Penelope. Correct response: what is "Ulysses"?

Everyone's right, but Victoria gets the V with $24,900. Michael leaves with $42,000.

 

Poker After Dark
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 2:05a/1:05C on NBC
Hosts: Leeann Tweeden & Oliver "Ali" Nejad
On the Web
: www.nbcsports.com/poker   
  Some of the best poker stars tend to speak their minds. That's what this week is all about with six tough talkers.
 
Phil Hellmuth
$20,000
Phil Gordon
$20,000
Gabe Kaplan
$20,000
Corey Zeidman
$20,000
Todd Brunson
$20,000
BLINDS: $100/$200 David Grey
$20,000

We start the week with three hands to the flop of 7-6-J. That gives Corey Jacks, Phil an inside draw, and Gabe pocket 3s. Corey forces everyone out and picks up $8200.

Phil G bets with A-9 to Phil H's Q-Js. Turn: 2c. River: Ad. Gordon's got eyes and $10,250 to boot.

We have our two power players, but the other four have taken notice. See who, if anyone, ends up on the short stick tomorrow.

 

The Price Is Right
by Chico Alexander

Air time: 11a/10C on CBS & CBS HD
Host: Drew Carey with Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osborne & Rachel Reynolds
On the Web
: www.cbs.com/daytime/price  

Record today: 4-2
Record this week: 4-2
Record this season: 183-201-10
Total today: $100,300
Total this week: $100,300
Total this season: $4,665,288
Perfect Shows/Skunks: 1/0
DSWs/DOBs: 2/2
Hope you had a great Holiday, but now it's time for the kids to get back to what works with Salem Mikhael, Joan Harris, Jody Shore, and Brandon Zelinsky bidding on a Vera Wang gown. It goes for $2100 to Jody, who tries for $10,000 in the Grand Game. Target is $3.50. Campbell's Cream of Mushroom... $1.29! Cutex nail polish remover... $2.99. ReaLime lime juice... $2.15. She goes on with Ajax detergent... $3.29! That's money coming in!

Brandon wins a $1899 desk and a shot at a 2009 Ford Focus in Pathfinder. He needs all of the $125 digital camcorder, the $15 Guitar Hero keychain, and the $29 lemonade maker, but he wins the $16,872 car!

Joan gets a $1270 gemstone bracelet. Can she get the camper in Squeeze Play? The board: 8 6 1 8 5. She pulls the 1... And it's good for $8685! She also gets the $1000 on the Big Wheel.

Maggie Panik scores a $1091 skin care package. Now for trips to Napa Valley and Sedona. The 1 Right Price: $2961. She goes with Napa Valley... and it's $3828. Sorry, Maggie.

Steven Sims will earn a trip to the stage with a $530 picnic pack. He'll couple that with a spa in Balance Game. The bags: $350, $2000, $3000, and $4000. He goes with a price of $6350... too heavy. It was $5350.

Salem hopes not to be the first person of 2009 to crap out with a love seat. Actual price: $1029. Winner... Claudia Bell. She'll roll the dice for a 2009 Ford Mustang. First number: 2. She rolls two 5s, a 1, and another 5. With those, she goes lower, exacta twice, and lower again. Actual price: $24,514!

Steven gets the win in the Showdown. First up, something for every room in the house... a queen bed with sleep set, a treadmill, a combination range, and a NASCAR video game. Top winner Joan passes to Steven, who bids $8500. Joan puts things together with gold watches, a trip to Puerto Rico, and a pair of jet skis. She tags it at $18,500. Actual price: $24,352, a difference of $5852. Actual price of Steven's Showcase... $20,032, a difference of $11,532, giving the win and $35,307 in swag to Joan!

 

Trivial Pursuit: America Plays
by Chico Alexander

Air time: check local listings
Host: Christopher Knight
On the Web
: www.tpamericaplays.com    
 
Linda Krieger
Chicago
attorney
Doug Stark
Kansas City, MO
interactive game designer
Rhena Smith
Los Angeles
district manager
AMERICA'S CAPTAIN
Christine Barger
Winamac, IN
theme park character

Categories in round 1 are Travel, Movies, History, Celebs, Whatever, and Sports. After Christine freaks us out with her ventriloquism skills, Doug gets her question, then History and Sports to move on. Then Rhena gets History, Movies, and Whatever to move on as well. The Studio leads, $1500 to $1300.

Between the two studio players, America gets just one question in the Hot Pursuit Round, giving them a $3500 to $1800 lead. Doug will get a chance to cash the bank out, though, as he wins the round, 6 wedges to 4.

In the Head-to-Head:

- Sporting Events for $500
- Pixar Flicks for $1000
- Singers for $2000
- Mythology for $3000
- Government for $4000
- Authors for $5000

Doug gets Singers and Government, so it will all come down to Authors for $5000. Here's Evan from California: "What does the J stand for in 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling's name?" Joan... is wrong. It was Joanne, giving the American team $11,300!

 

Wheel of Fortune
by Jason Block

Air time: check local listings
Hosts: Pat Sajak & Vanna White
On the Web
: www.wheeloffortune.com  

Total for today: $25,800
Total for Week 18: $25,800
Total for the Season: $5,022,717
Bonus Win Percentage: 32/87
Gooseeggs: 21
Toss Up Sweeps/Group Misses: 11/2
Mystery Round Prizes won: 5
Car Wins: 5
$100,000 Losses/Wins: 3/2
$1,000,000 Losses/Wins:0/1
$1,000,000 Wedge Hit/Offered/Used: 21/86/6
Wild Cards Hit/Offered/Used: 51/86/11
Prizes added to the wheel hit/won: 45/26
Gift Tags won: 14
Free Spins Hit/Used: 46/45
Jackpot wins: 2
$6,000 FINAL SPINS: 14/86
Best Week: Week 6, $1,237,028
Week 16 to Week 17: +$26,282
$1,000,000 Level Broken: 10/08/08
$2,000,000 Level Broken: 10/14/08
$3,000,000 Level Broken: 11/04/08
$4,000,000 Level Broken: 11/27/08
$5,000,000 Level Broken: 01/05/09
We are starting the New Year about to break $5M in winnings. We are starting "Armed Forces Week!" SALUTE!

The $1,000 Tossup is EVENT. Nick Lemay from Satellite Beach FL. He is in the Air Force and a master sergeant. He solved REPORTING FOR DUTY. Victor Pejic is from Palm Bay, FL. He is married. He has been in the Army National Guard for 10 years. Donta has been in the Navy for 9 years. He is stationed on the USS Nimitz and E-6(1st Class Petty Officer).

The $5,000 SPIN ID is DR9596436.

The $2,000 Tossup is AROUND THE HOUSE. Nick has $3,000 with ALARM CLOCK. We add a Princess Cruise to the Mexican Riviera worth $5,000 to the wheel. The category is BEFORE AND AFTER. Nick starts, dominates and solves CORDLESS DRILL SERGEANT for $6,450. All Nick with $9,450 in cash.

The jackpot round is sponsored by Centrum Silver. Victor starts FOOD AND DRINK...and a PRIZE PUZZLE. He picks up the Wild Card. He misses. Donta loses $2,700 on Bankrupt. Nick solves BLACKENED CATFISH WITH GUMBO for no cash but he remembers it's a prize puzzle. He is going to New Orleans to eat some of that good food at the Hotel Monteleone worth $5,000. If you have AK9385903, you are off to the Big Easy. Remember the SONY CARD BONUS! He has $14,450 in cash and trip!

The mystery round is sponsored by IHOP. The category is PHRASE. Donta starts. He misses after a lot of work. Nick misses. Victor hits a $3,500 S, uses his Wild Card and 2 $3,500 P's. He loses $10,850 on Bankrupt. Donta solves STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE for $3,550.

The $3,000 Tossup is ON THE MAP. Donta misses and Victor has $3,000 with ALGERIA & MOROCCO. We go right into a $1,600 a letter FINAL SPIN. Donta solves THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY for $4,800. He leaves with $8,350. Victor leaves with $3,000. But Nick, our master sergeant is going to New Orleans with $14,450 in cash and trip!

The pre-bonus round total is $25,800. Can Nick soar to new heights in the bonus round?

He lands on the R in AMERICA'S. The category is PHRASE. With the RSTLNE and his choices of P C D A we have:

A _ _ _ E
A _ E R A _ E


He is not ABOVE AVERAGE. And he loses $25,000. But his total is $14,450. Way above average for Nick.
 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
by Don Harpwood

Air time: Check local listings
Host: Meredith Vieira
On the Web
: www.millionairetv.com    
  After 3 weeks of reruns, Afua Brown (New York, NY) returns to continue her game. Last time, she reached $16,000, and she has 3 lifelines remaining. And this week, the Expert is Joel Stein, a columnist for Time Magazine!

A reminder of Afua's remaining categories...
Middle - Fun with Acronyms
Upper - Knights, John Grisham, U.S. Elections, Time Magazine, Patently False

(After looking at the above, I think it would be really interesting if Afua could get to the $500,000 question with Ask the Expert still available...)

[$25,000] (Fun with Acronyms)
Which of these common acronyms has a first letter that represents another acronym?
A: FEMA
B: LASIK
C: NASDAQ
D: GERD

Afua uses the Double Dip with 7 seconds left. Her first guess is C... which is wrong. Her second guess is B with 2 seconds left... and she has $25,000! (The L is for LASER.)

[$50,000] (Knights)
Sir Nils Olav, a "soldier" in Norway's elite King's Guard, was knighted in 2008 despite what unusual fact about him?
A: He died in 1908
B: He is a fictional character
C: He is a large rock
D: He is a penguin

Having no clue, Afua asks the Expert. Joel has no idea, but he does note that "soldier" is in quotes, meaning Olav might not be an actual soldier. Joel then says he feels that B and D both seem reasonable to him. It is a free guess, so Afua decides to guess D... and though it may seem like a crazy answer, D is right!

[$100,000] (John Grisham)
Which of the following has never been the title of a novel by John Grisham?
A: The Broker
B: The Partner
C: The Defendant
D: The Summons

Afua calls her boyfriend's brother, Nick, but he doesn't know. So, Afua walks with $50,000! The answer, by the way, is C.

Darrel Fasano (Cape Coral, FL) - Construction worker
Menu:
Lower - Superheroes, Holiday Ditties, Tourist Traps, Shaq, Saucy!
Middle - Table for Two, Word of the Year, Pretty Woman, No Can Do, Crack the Code
Upper - Credit Check, Surreal Paintings, Just Kidding!, It's Not the Heat, Animal Lovers

Darrel sweeps the lower tier, then soon enough, he faces this...

[$4,000] (Word of the Year)
Of these "Word of the Year" winners chosen by the American Dialect Society, which won most recently?
A: Chad
B: Metrosexual
C: Subprime
D: Y2K

Darrel asks the audience, but it's close between B (45%) and C (43%). He then calls on the Expert, and Joel says that metrosexual was coined by the New York Times before the subprime mortgage crisis from 2007. So, he's leaning towards C, though he's not positive, and he wouldn't blame Darrel for picking B. Darrel goes with C... and it's C! He then gets to $8,000, and he'll be going for $16,000 (and possibly more) tomorrow.